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| Picture No | 12079474 |
| Date | 1698 |
| Description | The Re-burial of Leisler |
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The body of Jacob Leisler being reburied in the yard of the Dutch Reform Church. Leisler had led a rebellion in New York against the Dominion regime in place, and had been executed when the rebellion failed. A priest walks up the church steps, followed by pallbearers with Leislers coffin; several men have attended the funeral. Leisler was executed in 1690 but his estate was not returned to his family nor Leisler himself reburied until 1698.
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| Source | Unattributed engraving |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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